by Chris Cooper

March  2003

Quite  a slew of new material this time in view of the many months of relative inactivity. Again all available as DVD’s these recordings benefit from not only being closer to master, but also in that they do not have to be transferred. All the following films have been taken from the “piano” tour of last November. But as DVD’s can be multi region  these have the benefit of not having to be transferred, I guess this will mean more variety and better quality, both of which are good things.  Unfortunately this advance in technology has one drawback. The process I use to capture pictures will not capture NTSC in colour, SO despite that fact that most of these pix here are black and white, I do assure you that ALL the DVD’s actually play in colour.

So with no further ado…

 

08-08-02          MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK                                                  122.00                              

I Am The Man / Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues / Don’t Think Twice@ / Masters Of War @ / Cry Awhile / Moonlight / I Don’t Believe You / High Water / Tomorrow Is a Long Time / Its alright Ma/ My Back Pages / Summer Days/ Never Gonna Be The Same Again / Wicked Messenger / Rainy Day Women //// Like A Rolling Stone / Honest With Me / Blowin In The Wind / All Along the Watchtower 

Shot by the same people with pretty similar results., though there is a lot less bleaching on this one so probably worth your attention.

13-08-02          KANATA, ONTARIO                                                                       125.00                                              

Somebody Touched Me@ / My Back Pages@ / Tangled Up In Blue@ / Don’t Think Twicec@ / Til I Fell In Love With You / Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way / Floater / High Water / Masters Of War / Visions Of Johanna / I Shall  Be Released / Summer Days / Like A Rolling Stone / Cold Irons Bound / Rainy Day Women // Honest With Me / Blowin In The Wind / All Along The Watchtower 

Nice set list, and pretty well played too. The video could be better however, Its reasonably steady but due to the distance involved doesn’t often get interestingly close. Also the features can be “bleached” by over exposure at times, shame it’s not better.

D4 A7  S8  H9 F7    I BC3  also   D2 A8 S8 H9 F7  I  BC3

11-11-02          Madison Square Gardens NYC                                                        124.00                                                                                

Tweedle Dee And Tweedle Dum / Yeah Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread / Tombstone Blues / The End Of Innocence / Things Have Changed / Brown Sugar (Jagger / Richards) / Masters Of War / It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) / Just Like A Woman / Drifter's Escape / Shelter From The Storm / Old Man (Neil Young) / Honest With Me / The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll / High Water (For Charley Patton) / Mutineer (Warren Zevon) / Bye And Bye / Summer Days //// Knockin' On Heaven's Door / All Along The Watchtower 

A worthwhile  film to start with certainly, getting “Yeah Heavy” is quite a nice bonus The film has been shot fro different angles and then edited together. Neither give us a closer up I would like but it does make things a little more interesting.

D4 A7  S8  H9 F7    I BC3 

13-11-02          Madison Square Gardens NYC                                                        124.00                                                                                

Seeing The Real You At Last / Carrying A Torch (Van Morrison) / Tombstone Blues / You Ain't Going Nowhere / Things Have Changed / Brown Sugar (Jagger / Richards) / Forever Young / It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) / One Too Many Mornings / Cold Irons Bound / Shelter From The Storm / Old Man (Neil Young) / Honest With Me / The Times They Are A-Changin' / High Water (For Charley Patton) / Mutineer (Warren Zevon) / Floater (Too Much To Ask) / Summer Days ////  Blowin' In The Wind / All Along The Watchtower / Something 

I guess this is the one we all will look for, what a set list! The video could be closer but it is steady and clear so easy enough to watch. Well lit though.